Arabic bilingual evaluations for Michigan schools
Speech and language evaluations by clinicians who speak Arabic, for students who speak Arabic at home. We help your IEP team tell the difference between a language difference and a disorder, so students get the right support.
Testing in English alone can miss the full picture
When a student is still learning English, an English-only evaluation can make a typical second-language learner look like a student with a disorder, or hide a real disorder behind "they're still learning English." Federal special education law asks that evaluations be given in the language most likely to show what a student actually knows and can do. Our evaluations look at both languages, so your team can make decisions with confidence.
What's included
Family interview in Arabic
We talk with parents in their language about development, history and how the student communicates at home.
Testing in both languages
Standardized and informal measures in Arabic and English, interpreted with care for bilingual learners.
Language samples and dynamic assessment
We look at how the student learns, not only what they already know.
Dialect-aware interpretation
Arabic varies a lot from one region to another, and we take the student's dialect into account when we interpret results.
A written report ready for the IEP team
Clear findings and recommendations, written for your REED and IEP process.
Results explained to the family in Arabic
Parents understand the findings and can take a real part in the IEP meeting.
Students we see
Students who speak Arabic at home and have been referred for speech or language concerns, newcomer students and students with limited or interrupted formal education, students who speak Arabic plus another language, and students who need a reevaluation in both languages.
At your school or at our Dearborn clinic
Evaluations can happen in your building, at our Dearborn clinic, or a mix of both. Family interviews and result meetings can be held virtually when that's easier for parents.
Frequently asked questions
Do you use interpreters?
Our evaluations are completed by clinicians who speak Arabic, so families and students can communicate directly with the evaluator.
Which Arabic dialects do you work with?
Tell us the student's background when you request an evaluation and we'll match the right clinician and plan for dialect differences.
Can you evaluate students who speak more than two languages?
Yes. We've evaluated students who speak Arabic, English and another language, and we plan each evaluation around the student's full language history.
Can you meet our evaluation timelines?
Yes. Tell us your deadlines when you request the evaluation and we'll schedule around your district's timeline.
What do you need from the school?
Signed consent, the REED or referral information, any existing records and input from the student's teachers.
Need an Arabic bilingual evaluation?
Tell us about the student and your timeline, and we'll get back to you to plan it.